/tags/vance-county Vance County en-US Copyright Wed, 14 May 2025 20:58:38 GMT /term/news/2025-05-14/ncdhhs-child-welfare-services-vance-county Vance County’s Department of Social Services has been under investigation since last year for violating the safety of children and their families within the welfare system. Wed, 14 May 2025 20:58:38 GMT /term/news/2025-05-14/ncdhhs-child-welfare-services-vance-county Sharryse Piggott /term/news/2025-04-17/vance-county-jail-staff-health-dept-ncdhhs The state’s health agency has already ordered the jail to move more than 100 inmates and crack down on illegal behavior. Now, they’re focusing on the shortage of staff. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:19:33 GMT /term/news/2025-04-17/vance-county-jail-staff-health-dept-ncdhhs Abigail Celoria /education/2023-12-28/nc-students-school-trends-decline-traditional-public A decade ago, about 85%of North Carolina students attended their local school district. Last school year, that percentage fell to fewer than 77 percent as more students move to charter schools, private schools and home schools. Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:22:48 GMT /education/2023-12-28/nc-students-school-trends-decline-traditional-public Liz Schlemmer /news/2022-12-09/report-county-jails-north-carolina-safety-issues A team of three people in the DHHS Division of Health Service Regulation is responsible for reviewing all 109 county jails. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:33:04 GMT /news/2022-12-09/report-county-jails-north-carolina-safety-issues Bradley George /education/2019-12-17/school-resource-officer-charged-after-slamming-student-to-the-ground Misdemeanor charges have been filed in North Carolina against a school resource officer who was seen on video body-slamming a middle school student, a… Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:09:10 GMT /education/2019-12-17/school-resource-officer-charged-after-slamming-student-to-the-ground Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2018-09-04/why-nc-school-funding-leaves-educators-with-limited-choices Tens of thousands of North Carolina teachers flooded Raleigh in May to demand higher pay. But many of the teachers who marched also voiced a desire for… Tue, 04 Sep 2018 16:57:12 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-09-04/why-nc-school-funding-leaves-educators-with-limited-choices Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /education/2018-09-04/why-nc-school-funding-leaves-educators-with-limited-choices Tens of thousands of North Carolina teachers flooded Raleigh in May to demand higher pay. But many of the teachers who marched also voiced a desire for… Tue, 04 Sep 2018 16:57:12 GMT /education/2018-09-04/why-nc-school-funding-leaves-educators-with-limited-choices Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /wunc-updates/2017-04-25/wunc-takes-home-five-murrow-awards The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has awarded ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ five Edward R. Murrow Awards, including the regional award in overall excellence.… Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:08:35 GMT /wunc-updates/2017-04-25/wunc-takes-home-five-murrow-awards WUNC Staff